De Havilland DHC 6-300 N28SP
12 May 1984 · Tau, Manu'a, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 1984 at about 13:35 local time, a De Havilland DHC 6-300 registered N28SP was involved in an accident near Tau, Manu'a, Hawaii, United States. 20 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tau, Manu'a, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tau (TAU)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC 6-300
- Registration
- N28SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pago Pago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA307
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, UPON ARRIVAL IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSOCK INDICATED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KTS. THIS, PLUS LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN LED THE CREW TO FLY A SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH AT 85 KNOTS WITH 37.5 DEGS OF FLAPS. DURING THE FLARE WIND SHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED CAUSING A DECREASE IN AIRSPEED AND AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. POWER WAS ADDED BUT THE ACFT LANDED HARD IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tau, American Samoa | South Pacific Island | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Houston, Texas, United States | Metroflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Precision Airline | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | Mountain Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | McKinney, Texas, United States | David Boatman | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1984 | Cessna 172M | Barbers Point, Hawaii, United States | Barbers Point | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1984 | Bell 47J-2 | Kahuku, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1984 | Cessna 182Q | Hana, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Apr 1984 | Grumman AA-5A | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Wailuku Maui, Hawaii, United States | Dillingham Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 1984 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |